US Middle East policy - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:07:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png US Middle East policy - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 Analysis: Afghanistan pullout spurs EU to revive rapid reaction force https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/analysis-afghanistan-pullout-spurs-eu-to-revive-rapid-reaction-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysis-afghanistan-pullout-spurs-eu-to-revive-rapid-reaction-force Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:54:30 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=40636 Belgian army Special Forces are seen during the Black Blade military exercise involving several European Union countries and organized by the European Defense Agency at Florennes airbase, Belgium November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman Summary Despite 1999 pledge, EU still without … Read More

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Belgian army Special Forces are seen during the Black Blade military exercise involving several European Union countries and organized by the European Defense Agency at Florennes airbase, Belgium November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman

  • Despite 1999 pledge, EU still without deployable forces
  • EU wants to be able to act independent of U.S.
  • EU defense research has been main focus since 2017

LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis without relying on U.S. troops, senior EU officials say.

Additional reporting by Sabine Siebold, Writing by Robin Emmott; Editing by Angus MacSwan

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/afghanistan-pullout-spurs-eu-revive-rapid-reaction-force-2021-09-01/

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